All Things Considered: Kids Enjoy White House Harvest
In April 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House’s South Lawn. Now, in her first-ever book, American Grown, Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden and shares its inspiring story, from the first planting to the latest harvest.
Hear about her worries as a novice gardener — would the new plants even grow? Learn about her struggles and her joys as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil. Get an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden’s growth, with striking original photographs that bring its story to life.
Try the unique recipes created by top White House chefs and made with ingredients freshly-picked from the White House garden. And learn from the White House Garden team about how you can help plant your own backyard, school or community garden
Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches from the War by John Steinbeck
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Weekend Edition Saturday ‘Steinbeck In Vietnam’: A Great Writer’s Last Reports
April 21, 2012
The last piece of published writing from one of America’s greatest writers was a series of letters he sent back from the front lines of war at the age of 64. John Steinbeck’s dispatches shocked readers and family so much that they’ve never been reprinted — until now.
The Art of the Sale: Learning from the Masters About the Business of Life by Philip Delves Broughton
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Weekend Edition Saturday ‘The Art Of The Sale’: Life’s A Pitch
April 28, 2012
What makes a successful salesperson? Philip Delves Broughton traveled around the world to explore the artful techniques behind selling. His new book, The Art Of The Sale, describes how sales not only drive the economy but also deeply influence human interaction.
Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives by Robert Draper
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Weekend Edition Saturday ‘What Good’ Does Congress Do? Don’t Ask
April 28, 2012
Host Scott Simon speaks with reporter Robert Draper, the author of the new book Do Not Ask What Good We Do. In the book, Draper follows the 112th Congress and the 2010 Republican takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars by Paul Ingrassia
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Weekend Edition Saturday In ‘Engines,’ A History Of America Through Cars
May 5, 2012
The invention of Henry Ford’s Model T in 1908 sparked the birth of the automobile industry. Since then, cars have played a monumental role in defining American culture. Paul Ingrassia’s new book, Engines of Change, highlights 15 cars that have shaped the way Americans live.
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